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Edinburgh's bin workers walked out on Thursday morning at the start of a planned 12-day stoppage.

Council Five per cent offer in bid to end bin strike Ian Swanson

People Parents will attend city vigil for mother-to-be who died on Arthur's Seat Ian Swanson

Lifestyle 5 things to do in Leith this weekend Anna Bryan

News ScotRail fares to increase by less than inflation and postponed until March Alastair Dalton

Crime Man pled guilty to nine assault and robberies and two attempted robberies Rachel Mackie

Crime Police investigating after 'unexplained' death of newborn baby Anna Bryan

Health Lothian A&E waiting times increase Ian Swanson

Lifestyle Vault City Brewery teams up with comedian Ed Gamble to brew charity beer Anna Bryan

Crime Spitting on the Heart of Midlothian is a local tradition in Edinburgh – but why? Rachel Mackie

Crime Two men appear in court charged with 75-year-old former teacher's murder James Mulholland

Politics Petition to save Capital's rainbow bridge tops 1000 signatures Jolene Campbell

Edinburgh Festivals See more

Arts and Entertainment Festival Diary: Kevin Bridges suggests Lewis Capaldi try his hand at acting Brian Ferguson

Arts and Entertainment Jarvis Cocker reveals he will play a cowboy in Wes Anderson's next movie Brian Ferguson

Arts and Entertainment Award-winning writer Darren McGarvey credits JK Rowling for kickstarting career Brian Ferguson

Opinion Petunia the Poltergeist is as delighted as Sam Pepys that the plague is past Susan Morrison

Traffic and Travel See more

News City's roads will get worse between now and 2030 Ian Swanson

News Huge ScotRail train orders in pipeline to create all-green fleet Alastair Dalton

News Elderly man taken to hospital after being struck by car Anna Bryan

Opinion If you ignore Edinburgh Council, they've decided that means you agree with them John McLellan

Opinion Why 'Spaces for People' schemes are here to stay despite local opposition John McLellan

News RMT union orders ScotRail strike ballot after rejecting new pay offer Alastair Dalton

Crime See more

Crime Here is a round up of the week's crime and court stories Rachel Mackie

Crime ISIS terrorist from "The Beatles' cell is jailed for life Mike Bedigan

Crime Wayne Couzens charged with new flashing offences Angus Howarth

Crime Anthony Stokes: Ex-Hibs hero's court case delayed - because he has Covid Katharine Hay

Crime Man jailed after a series of rapes and sexual assaults Rachel Mackie

Crime Crimebeat Dalkeith, Midlothian South and Midlothian East August 8-14 Kevin Quinn

Crime Police appeal launched after 40 tyres scattered over road Rachel Mackie

News Man, 46, taken to hospital after car crashed through bridge into river Anna Bryan

Weather See more

Weather Hour-by-hour weather forecast for Tuesday as heavy rain eases off Anna Bryan

Weather Yellow weather warning issued for rain in Scotland Craig Paton

Weather Everything you need to know thunderstorm warning for Edinburgh Rahmah Ghazali

Weather Video shows leaking in St James Centre centre as a storm set to hit the Capital Rachel Mackie

Business See more

Business Analysis: Can our high streets withstand increasing cost-of-living pressures? Emma Newlands

Opinion Leith Lidl revamp must not see loss of its brilliant staff – Susan Morrison Susan Morrison

People More "real" living wage employers in Midlothian RADAR

Business Number of UK sectors seeing retreating output more than doubles in July Emma Newlands

Politics See more

People Parking worries over proposed care home Stuart Sommerville, LDR

Council Bin workers ‘very angry’ over pay offer Ian Swanson

Politics Tory peer sparks angry reaction with independence referendum call Craig Paton

Education See more

Recommended Back to school shopping: everything you need for your kid’s new term Nick Moyle

Education Private school plans new pupil accommodation with 70-bed boarding house Rachel Mackie

Education Full list of term dates and breaks for Edinburgh schools Rahmah Ghazali

Education New primary school completed in Winchburgh Kevin Quinn

Health See more

Opinion My restless legs got so bad I wanted to cut them off – Hayley Matthews Hayley Matthews

People Bo'ness man who raised thousands for cancer charity in memory of his wife picks ... Kevin Quinn

Health Council's paid leave plan for IVF couples Marie Sharp, LDR

Opinion See more

Lifestyle eorna, Edinburgh, review Gaby Soutar

Opinion Hayley Matthews: Bin strike and changes to collections have got people talking Hayley Matthews

Opinion Housing Ukrainian refugees on cruise ships is not good enough – Miles Briggs MSP Miles Briggs

Opinion North Bridge repairs - your views online By The Newsroom

People See more

People Golfers raise thousands of pounds for cancer charity with memorial trophy Kevin Quinn

People Domestic abuse charities call for Whitehill Welfare to release convicted domesti... Kevin Quinn

People Midlothian World History Society announced latest programme of lectures Kevin Quinn

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